The days leading up to Christmas morning are often filled with anticipation. We eagerly await the traditions. We look

forward to giving gifts. We take pleasure in celebrating Christmas Day with those we

love. But what happens when Christmas Day is over? What then?

Today on Insight for Living, Chuck Windall searches the Bible for the answer.

In several passages, he's found that while Christmas Day is preceded by anticipation, the birth of Jesus was followed

by responding.

So what's your personal reply to the miraculous birth of Jesus?

Chuck Tidal today's message, message responding to the Redeemer.

Remember the first time you realized your son has real talent?

Maybe in the, you know, watching him play a game or seeing the report card as he brings it home and this kids kids good. He's got brains.

It's more like me than I realize this.

Or whatever.

And you think, what do we have on our hands?

We got real gift here.

We got real ability. That's what they realize they had on their hands. They don't

have your basic 12-year-old kid. They got a 12-year- old boy sitting for days with

Theologically thinking rabbis and he's asking questions and he's answering some and he's posing settings so that these rabbis are really

impressed.

In fact, look at this.

When they saw him, verse 48, they were astonished. Verse 47, all who heard him They were

amazed at his understanding and his answers.

The Greek term understanding

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